Queering The Air

Aurelia St Clair spoke about comedy, content creation, her upcoming show 'I Said What I Said', and the suburb of Richmond.Joshua Badge unpacked the queer tradition of cruising and how public sex is an act of rebellion against heteronormative ideals of sex and procreation. To read more of Joshua's work, check out their website here. Their piece 'In the Garden of Earthly Delights, the Queer Tradition of Cruising' can be found here.

After some chat and music, including a reminder to donate to our radiothon, we hear from The Reginas, doing a show 'Queering the Pitch Pt. 2: Storytime with The Reginas' next weekend at the Harehole.Shout outs to: Minus 18 Queer Formal, Beers for Queers and Aurelia St Clair. We comment on the 44th anniversary of the Sydney gay solidarity Mardi Gras in 1978, which was brutually attacked by police (78ers website and zine 'It Was Riot!', and Star Observer article). Also mentioned: queers killed in Oslo, Blockade Australia raid (see Thursday Breakfast for an interview), and Dani Laidley and the Police Association (article).MusicMama Alto - The Blues Are Brewin' (Billie Holiday cover)Dosh Luckwell - Heterosexuality (It's no good for Me)The Reginas - I'm a slutTom Robinson Band - Glad to be GayBeyonce - Break My Soul

It's June, and we need your financial support to keep Queering the Air and 3CR Radical radio going (Crowdraiser link!).We hear from Amy Sargeant on an update since the previous interview on gender affirmation leave, as the National Convenor for Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education (Amy on Twitter).We hear from two supporters: Leron and Dawn on supporting 3CR.Shout outs to: Wuurn of Kanak, ceasefire / no guns action, Queering the Pitch Pt. 1 - The Great Trans Band Jam, and By my Bed exhibition. Music Electric Fields - VisionAlice Skye and June Jones - Party Tricks (Remix)Edith Lane - Eden on the ParkDosh Luckwell - Heterosexuality (It's no good for Me)

Danielle Goder is a queer artist, actor, producer and cofounder of the Dirty Pennies Theatre Project. Riley Galloway spoke with her about the project and her upcoming production, a queer psychological thriller. (interview begins at 9.45)The NSW Premier announced in April an inquiry into hate crimes committed against LGBTQIA+ people between 1970-2010. Nick Stewart from Dowson Turco Lawyers spoke about the inquiry, justice for the victims, and how police can improve their relations with queer and trans communities. If any of this content caused harm, please reach out to Q Life or Beyond Blue for support. (interview begins at 22.52)Drag performers Timberlina and Foxxe Faux from Newcastle NSW spoke to Jacob about their drag, and the power of bringing queer art to regional and rural areas. (interview begins at 39.04)Donate to our Radiothon and keep 3CR on the air here!Songs:Immaterial by SOPHIE

Following 3CR's live May Day Broadcast, Jacob delves into queer/trans peoples' experiences in the workplace. //Amy Sargeant, National Convenor of Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education, speaks about issues facing queer and trans workers, and their proposal for gender affirmation leave. //Tiffany speaks with the crew at Behind Closed Doors on her experiences as a trans Thai sex worker doing street work. You can tune into Behind Closed Doors on 3CR every Thursday at 6pm. // Songs:Work That by D-Boy and TjimbaHeterosexuality (It's No Good For Me) by dosh luckwell

Educators Josh Miller and Remy Castan on delivering sex education that's inclusive for diverse genders and sexualities. //Artists Bo Bickmore and Bailey Turner on Taking Up Space, a multi-form art event championing queer bodies and self acceptance. Taking Up Space is happening at the Meat Market in North Melbourne from April 29 to May 1, tickets available here. // PhD Candidate Elliot Freeman on the complexities of queer archiving and unraveling queer histories in Australia. //Songs:Flip Me Out by Remy Ondrey

Mental health advocate Franklin Hooper on his experience as a trans man accessing healthcare, and the mental health challenges faced by the trans and gender diverse community. //Dr Sandy O'Sullivan, a Wiradjuri trans person from the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures at Macquarie University, on their research ‘The Colonial Project of Gender (and Everything Else)’, the relationship between colonisation and gender, and supporting Indigenous creatives. //Terence Humphreys and Jade King from Twenty10 LGBTQIA+ Homelessness Services, on homelessness among trans people and the housing sector's response. //

Queering the Airwith Jacob Ella Tooms from Wednesday Breakfast spoke to Rishaan from Community Action for Rainbow Rights about the Religious Discrimination Bill.Jacob spoke with Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria, about World AIDS Day, recent challenges and successes of people living with AIDS, and ways that governments, communities, and individuals can support. For more information on Living Positive, visit the website here. We share an intimate conversation with Hunter Dillon, a queer transmasc person, tattooist, and sex worker with chronic invisible illnesses. Recorded by Queering the Air's Michele Vescio for 3CR's Binary Busting Broadcast on Transgender Day of Visibility 2021.

First (8:22), we hear from anon talking on anti-fascism, including on the rise of reactionary protests and the left's response, criticism of punitive state laws in the pandemic, trans day of remembrance, settler colonialism, pinkwashing and confronting transphobia in the left. Second (29:29), we hear from Jeanine Hourani speaking on the pro-Palestine community call to boycott, to pressure the Melbourne Queer Film Festival to stop pinkwashing Israeli apartheid, and more. Links: Pinkwashing exposed, Queer Cinema for Palestine,  BDS Australia and Free Palestine Melbourne. SongsKee'ahn - Better ThingsUnsanitary Napkin - TERF WarLowkey feat. Dam, The Narcicyst, Eslam Jawad, Hich-Kas, Reveal, Hasan Salaam, Shadia Mansour - Long live Palestine Part 2Tracey Chapman - Talkin' bout a revolution

We hear from glorious, vivacious drag queen Cerulean; Ellen from No Pride in Police Brisbane / Meanjin; and an interview from Monday Breakfast with Cody Smith from Intersex Human Rights Australia.TracksSimona Castricum - TriumphPapaphilia - All are syllables of the great tongue